Karel Urbánek

Karel Urbánek
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
In office
24 November 1989 – 20 December 1989
Preceded byMiloš Jakeš
Succeeded byLadislav Adamec (as party chairman)
Personal details
Born (1941-03-22) 22 March 1941
PartyCommunist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (since 1990)
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (until 1990)
OccupationPolitician

Karel Urbánek (born 22 March 1941 in Bojkovice, Moravia) is a retired Czech politician, and the last Communist leader of Czechoslovakia.